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Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book has long been the bible for the newly diagnosed. In this completely revised fifth edition, it also becomes a guide for those at risk of getting breast cancer, survivors interested in the consequences of their treatment, and anyone who wants to understand the new research about how the local environment influences the manifestations and treatments of many different kinds of breast cancer. Major advances being made in genetic research today mean that prevention and treatment can work not onlyto get rid of mutated cells (through chemo or surgery), but also to change the environment around the cells (through hormone therapy, exercise, and stress reduction). Among other promising developments discussed are advances in imaging, recognition of breast density as a risk factor, and a section focused on personalized medicine" to help determine what kind of cancer you have and how best to treat it. Any woman facing a diagnosis, decisions about treatment, or concerns about prevention will find in Dr. Love's book the information, guidance, and reassurance she needs."
Author Notes
Dr. Susan M. Love, is an author, teacher, surgeon, researcher and activist. She was born on February 9, 1948, and graduated from SUNY Downstate Medical School cum laude in 1974. She did her surgical residency at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital and was Chief Resident in 1979. She went into private practice in general surgery, in 1980, and was the first woman surgeon on the staff of Boston's Beth Israel Hospital.
Dr. Love joined the staff of the Dana Farber Breast Evaluation Clinic in 1982 and in 1988, she founded the Faulkner Breast Center in Boston, which was the first facility in the country to include a multidisciplinary all female staff. In 1992, she was recruited by UCLA to create a program that addresses all aspects of breast care and, in 1994; Revlon gave a gift that led to the establishment of the Revlon/UCLA Breast Center. Dr. Love left clinical practice, in 1996, to devote more time to basic research and her position as Adjunct Professor of Surgery at UCLA.
Love has authored many journal articles and co-authored an Atlas of Surgical Techniques in Breast Surgery (1995). She has also written "Dr. Susan Love's Breast Book," which has been called one of the most important books in women's health in the past decade, and "Dr. Susan Love's Hormone Book" (1997), which was on The New York Times bestseller list.
Dr. Love founded the National Breast Cancer Coalition, which is a coalition of breast cancer advocacy groups created to involve breast cancer patients and their supporters as advocates for action, advances and change. In 1993, she help deliver 2 million signatures to President Clinton demanding a National Action Plan for Breast Cancer and now she is one of the co-chairs of the plan that brings together women, scientists, politicians and business people to stop the disease.
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Reviews (2)
Publisher's Weekly Review
More than an up-to-date advisory for the reportedly one-in-eleven women stricken with breast cancer, this is a candid, comprehensive, splendidly well-written guide to a part of the body about which most women know surprisingly little. Originally a general surgeon and now a specialist in breast problems, Love teaches at Harvard Medical School and is affiliated with Boston's Beth Israel Hospital and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. With writer Lindsey ( Friends ), she devotes two-thirds of the text to breast cancer, thoroughly covering all aspects of the disease from relative risks to diagnosis (and its emotional impact) and the gamut of treatment options. The authors survey breast development and physiology, appearance (their discussion of plastic surgery is straightforward and nonjudgmental), breast-feeding and common noncancerous conditions, telling all in a tone at once wise and warm. Quotes from Love's patients lend additional scope, as do appendices ranging from recommended reading to lists of support groups and treatment centers. BOMC selection; first serial to Good Housekeeping (June) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
Library Journal Review
Six times is the charm, with this sixth edition of the title people turn to with questions about breast health as well as disease. This latest iteration by Love, clinical professor of surgery at UCLA and author of Dr. Susan Love's Menopause and Hormone Book, with journalist and researcher Elizabeth Love and author Lindsey (Divorced, Beheaded, Survived: A Feminist Reinterpretation of the Wives of Henry VII), addresses metastatic breast cancer and the longer survival rates of its sufferers, making breast cancer more and more like a chronic disease. New to this edition is the use of "liquid biopsy," blood tests that trace metastases, and ways of lessening the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. Love recommends "watchful waiting" with regard to ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), rather that immediate treatment; considers research on the benefits (if any) of soy products; and puts forth the efficacy of hormonal therapeutic approaches. Regarding treatment, immunotherapy and vaccines may begin to supplant chemo and radiation; changing the immediate environment of a tumor will be of more significance than targeting the tumor itself. VERDICT Love her or not, Love is the go-to for all matters of the breast.-BLF © Copyright 2015. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Part 1 The Healthy Breast and Common Problems | |
| 1 The Breast and Its Development | p. 3 |
| 2 Variations in Development and Plastic Surgery | p. 39 |
| 3 Common Breast Problems | p. 64 |
| Part 2 What Causes Breast Cancer and How Do We Prevent it? | |
| 4 Understanding Biology and Risk | p. 101 |
| 5 Risk Factors | p. 136 |
| 6 Tests for Risk | p. 163 |
| 7 Prevention and Risk Reduction | p. 193 |
| Part 3 Diagnosis and Screening | |
| 8 Diagnosis: Mammography, Ultrasound, MRI, and Biopsies | p. 213 |
| 9 Screening | p. 241 |
| Part 4 Decisions | |
| 10 Introduction to Breast Cancer | p. 257 |
| 11 What Kind of Breast Cancer Do I Have? | p. 290 |
| 12 Decisions Regarding Treatment | p. 322 |
| 13 Special Situations and Populations | p. 363 |
| Part 5 Treatment in the Age of Personalized Medicine | |
| 14 Surgery | p. 405 |
| 15 Oncoplastic Surgery, Reconstruction and Prostheses | p. 444 |
| 16 Radiation Therapy | p. 472 |
| 17 Systemic Therapy | p. 489 |
| 18 Lifestyle Changes and Complementary Treatments | p. 518 |
| 19 After Treatment | p. 535 |
| Part 6 Recurrence | |
| 20 When Cancer Comes Back | p. 575 |
| 21 Living with Recurrence | p. 598 |
| Epilogue: Eradicating Breast Cancer: Politics and Research | p. 623 |
| Appendices | |
| A Drugs Used for Systemic Treatment of Breast Cancer | p. 639 |
| B Resources | p. 643 |
| C The Wellness Community Physician/Patient Statement | p. 645 |
| D Pathology Checklist | p. 647 |
| E General Physical Activities Defined by Level of Intensity | p. 651 |
| Glossary | p. 659 |
| Notes | p. 669 |
| Index | p. 709 |
| About the Authors | p. 735 |